Cessna 170A N1316D

Summary

On 24 June 2007 at about 18:01 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N1316D was involved in an accident near Bozeman, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 June 2007 at 18:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Coordinates

45.6825, -110.8028

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N1316D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livingston → Tekoa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA179

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain while manuevering to avoid the transmission lines. The sun glare was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was flying the airplane over a family member's ranch in a low-altitude, slow flight configuration. He proceeded northbound attempting to regain airspeed when he noticed transmission lines that had previously been visually obstructed to him by the sun. The pilot pulled back on the control yoke attempting to avoid the lines, but the airplane stalled and descended uncontrolled to the ground. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical abnormalities to preclude normal operation of the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.